Responsive Retrofitting for Refresh LX, 2012

Slides from my presentation on Responsive Retrofitting at Refresh LX in Lisbon, Portugal.

1. Ben Callahan President, Sparkbox Refresh LX September 20 & 21, 2012 Responsive Retrofitting RESPONSIVE RETROFITTING @BENCALLAHAN http://github.com/bencallahan/rwd-retrofitting Friday, September 21, 12
2. @BENCALLAHAN What is a Retrofit? RESPONSIVE RETROFITTING Friday, September 21, 12
3. @BENCALLAHAN What is a Retrofit? Finding the fastest and lowest-risk approach to creating a better experience on an existing site for users of any size screen. RESPONSIVE RETROFITTING Friday, September 21, 12
4. @BENCALLAHAN What is a Retrofit? 1. How to do it. 2. Managing your client. RESPONSIVE RETROFITTING Friday, September 21, 12
5. @BENCALLAHAN Retrofitting Techniques http://github.com/bencallahan/rwd-retrofitting If you like, you can clone this repository: RESPONSIVE RETROFITTING Friday, September 21, 12
6. @BENCALLAHAN Retrofitting Techniques: From Fixed to Fluid (demo of Twitter.com) RESPONSIVE RETROFITTING Friday, September 21, 12
7. @BENCALLAHAN Retrofitting Techniques: From Fixed to Fluid ➡ Demo of Twitter.com http://www.alistapart.com/articles/fluidgrids/ target  /  context  =  result RESPONSIVE RETROFITTING Friday, September 21, 12
8. @BENCALLAHAN Retrofitting Techniques: From Fixed to Fluid ➡ Demo of Twitter.com http://www.alistapart.com/articles/fluidgrids/ target  /  context  =  result 302  /  837  =  36.08% 522  /  837  =  62.37% RESPONSIVE RETROFITTING Friday, September 21, 12
9. @BENCALLAHAN Retrofitting Techniques: From Fixed to Fluid ➡ Demo of Twitter.com http://paulirish.com/2012/box-sizing-border-box-ftw/ *  {      -­‐moz-­‐box-­‐sizing:  border-­‐box;      -­‐webkit-­‐box-­‐sizing:  border-­‐box;      box-­‐sizing:  border-­‐box; } RESPONSIVE RETROFITTING Friday, September 21, 12
10. @BENCALLAHAN Retrofitting Techniques: From Fixed to Fluid ➡ Semantic Grid Systems ‣ http://semantic.gs ‣ http://susy.oddbird.net RESPONSIVE RETROFITTING Friday, September 21, 12
11. @BENCALLAHAN Retrofitting Techniques: From Fixed to Fluid @column-­‐width:  60; @gutter-­‐width:  20; @columns:  12; @total-­‐width:  100%; header  {  .column(12);  } article  {  .column(12);  } aside  {  .column(12);  } @media  (min-­‐width:  38em)  {      article  {  .column(8);  }      aside  {  .column(4);  } } RESPONSIVE RETROFITTING Friday, September 21, 12
12. @BENCALLAHAN Retrofitting Techniques: Inline Image Styles (demo of /Images) http://github.com/bencallahan/rwd-retrofitting RESPONSIVE RETROFITTING Friday, September 21, 12
13. @BENCALLAHAN Retrofitting Techniques: Inline Image Styles ➡ Support ‣ FireFox 5+ Win/Mac ‣ IE7+ (exception: IE8 & min-width) ‣ Chrome 14+ Win/Mac ‣ Safari 4+ Win, 5+ Mac ‣ Opera 10+ Win, 11+ Mac ‣ Mobile Safari (iOS 5) ‣ Android Browser 2.3+ RESPONSIVE RETROFITTING Friday, September 21, 12
14. @BENCALLAHAN Retrofitting Techniques: Tables RESPONSIVE RETROFITTING Friday, September 21, 12
15. @BENCALLAHAN Retrofitting Techniques: Tables (demo of /Tables) http://github.com/bencallahan/rwd-retrofitting RESPONSIVE RETROFITTING Friday, September 21, 12
16. @BENCALLAHAN Retrofitting Techniques: Tables RESPONSIVE RETROFITTING Friday, September 21, 12
17. @BENCALLAHAN Retrofitting Techniques: Media Queries ➡ Large Resolution First ➡ Small Resolution First, Capped RESPONSIVE RETROFITTING Friday, September 21, 12
18. @BENCALLAHAN Retrofitting Techniques: Media Queries ➡ Large Resolution First /*  FILE:  main.css  */ /*  all  your  original  styles  */ @media  (max-­‐width:  53em)  {    /*  styles  for  53em  and  lower  */ } @media  (max-­‐width:  37em)  {    /*  styles  for  37em  and  lower  */ } RESPONSIVE RETROFITTING Friday, September 21, 12
19. @BENCALLAHAN Retrofitting Techniques: Media Queries ➡ Small Resolution First, Capped ‣ Serve the original CSS to large viewports ‣ Serve mobile-first CSS to small viewports ‣ No changes to original CSS RESPONSIVE RETROFITTING Friday, September 21, 12
20. @BENCALLAHAN Retrofitting Techniques: Media Queries ➡ Small Resolution First, Capped <html  class=”no-­‐js”> <head>    <script  src=”/js/modernizr.js”></script>    <script>        yepnope({            test  :  Modernizr.mq(‘(min-­‐width:  0px)’),            yep    :  ‘base.css’,            nope  :  ‘original.css’        });      </script>    <noscript>        <link  rel="stylesheet"  href="original.css">    </noscript> </head> RESPONSIVE RETROFITTING Friday, September 21, 12
21. @BENCALLAHAN Retrofitting Techniques: Media Queries ➡ Small Resolution First, Capped @media (max-width: 979px) { @import "small"; } @media (min-width: 661px) and (max-width: 979px) { @import "medium"; } @media (min-width: 980px) { @import "original"; } RESPONSIVE RETROFITTING Friday, September 21, 12
22. @BENCALLAHAN Retrofitting Techniques: Other Considerations ➡ Touch Target Area ➡ Hover States ➡ Contrast ➡ Prioritization RESPONSIVE RETROFITTING Friday, September 21, 12
23. @BENCALLAHAN Retrofitting Techniques: Other Considerations ➡ Hover States ‣ Consider using modernizr a { /* standard styles */ } .no-touch a:hover { /* :hover styles */ } RESPONSIVE RETROFITTING Friday, September 21, 12
24. @BENCALLAHAN Retrofitting Techniques: Other Considerations ➡ Touch Target Area ➡ Hover States ➡ Contrast ➡ Prioritization RESPONSIVE RETROFITTING Friday, September 21, 12
25. @BENCALLAHAN Client Interaction RESPONSIVE RETROFITTING Friday, September 21, 12
26. @BENCALLAHAN Client Interaction: Great Need Big Companies + No Mobile Presence + Triple Digit Mobile Growth = Anxious Clients RESPONSIVE RETROFITTING Friday, September 21, 12
27. @BENCALLAHAN Client Interaction: Great Need Less than Half the Cost + Less than Half the Time + Increased Conversions = Desperate Clients RESPONSIVE RETROFITTING Friday, September 21, 12
28. @BENCALLAHAN Client Interaction: When It’s Right ➡ Evaluate the Project ‣ Solid UX at higher widths? ‣ Semantic markup? ‣ Can’t start over? ‣ Real benefit for the user? RESPONSIVE RETROFITTING Friday, September 21, 12
29. @BENCALLAHAN Client Interaction: Proceed Carefully Retrofitting is a step in the right direction. RESPONSIVE RETROFITTING Friday, September 21, 12
30. @BENCALLAHAN Client Interaction: Proceed Carefully Make sure you’re capturing analytics. RESPONSIVE RETROFITTING Friday, September 21, 12
31. @BENCALLAHAN If you’re not doing a retrofit for your site’s users, you’re doing it for the wrong reason. Client Interaction: Proceed Carefully RESPONSIVE RETROFITTING Friday, September 21, 12
32. @BENCALLAHAN When you’re done and they ask for more... Client Interaction: Proceed Carefully ...push for even better experiences! RESPONSIVE RETROFITTING Friday, September 21, 12
33. @BENCALLAHAN Fun with Retrofitting RESPONSIVE RETROFITTING Friday, September 21, 12
34. @BENCALLAHAN Fun with Retrofitting (demo of Responsive Retrofitting Bookmarklet) RESPONSIVE RETROFITTING Friday, September 21, 12
35. Responsive Retrofitting @BENCALLAHAN @bencallahan RESPONSIVE RETROFITTING Ben Callahan President, Sparkbox Refresh LX September 20 & 21, 2012 Friday, September 21, 12